#French jewelry

[eyesaremosaics]

Rene Lalique

[gemville]

Antique Pearl, Ruby, Emerald, Enamel and Gold Bangle, French, Circa 1844

Source: Diamonds In The Library via Pinterest

[aetheistics]

Ring with hidden love message (France 1830-1860)

[butterlaneantiques]

Belle Époque Garnet & White Paste Millegrain Tiara

A stunning antique tiara dating from the Belle Époque era, circa 1910. It's studded with glistening white paste gemstones, finished in fine millegrain detailing, and set with a large, pear-shaped garnet cabochon drop at the centre. Offered in the original fitted presentation box.

(source: butterlaneantiques.com)

By brides wearing tiaras or crowns on their wedding day it was symbolic of the marriage and really a rite of passage. This custom was established by the beginning of the 16th Century in the UK. Only married women could wear tiaras and it represented the end of an innocent maidenhood and the start of married life.

(source: weddingplanner.co.uk)

[4nuttyaddict]

Collier plastron dentelle, pendentif chauve-souris. Lien boutique: https://madeinchezvous.com/boutique/collier-plastron-dentelle-noire/

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[nuveau-deco]

Winged Tiara by Enguerrand du Suau de la Croix, Made around 1900. Medium is blue plique-à-jour enamel in cabochons on a vermeil frame decorated with pearls. Musée d'Orsay inventory number: OAO 1972 1.

(Source: musee-orsay.fr)

[mysticlustre]

antique rose cuff bracelet

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[forever70s]

David Bowie and makeup artist Pierre LaRoche on the set of music video promo "Life on Mars?" (1973)

[eirene]

Jeune Orientale, circa 1875 Paul Désiré Trouillebert

[gemville]

Art Deco Jabot Pin In Diamonds and Black Enamel by Unknown French Maker

Photo Courtesy: Macklowe Gallery

Source: forbes.com

[boylerpf]

Art Nouveau Foliate Necklace by René Lalique - Circa 1903 made of gold, enamel and glass.

Source - the Albion Art Jewellery Institute

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CofSLNEhZZr

[empirearchives]

Napoleon’s mother had a watch made for her as she lost her eyesight that was designed for her to tell the time by touch instead of reading numbers.

According to the Walters Art Museum:

This unusual watch has no numbers, it belongs to a type called "montres à tact" or discrete watches. The clever design allows the time to be told by touch alone, feeling the four diamonds on the hour and the quarters, and the pearls that mark the remaining divisions of the twelve hours. The raised arrow, also in diamonds, contrasts with the smooth surrounding enamel, taking the place of watch hands. It was made for Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Napoleon’s mother, who lost her sight as she aged.

The case employs a process called guilloché, where subtle but kaleidoscopic effects are created through mechanical means. Geometric shapes are carved into metal by engine turning. The resulting patterns of fine lines are covered with transparent enamel, when light hits them it creates oscillating optic effects.

Pierre Benjamin Tavernier (Jeweler), Basile Charles Le Roy (Clockmaker), Early 1800s